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Originally Posted by AKAJohnDoe
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Again.
Anyone else this time?
Looks like Linux rather than Vista on my horizon.
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It may not be AS itself but your USB ports. The last MS XP security update cut off access to my internal USB ports. The hardware is OK because devices can still get power from the ports, but the OS has no access. I already had 2 USB2 cards, so I just got a 7-port USB2 hub, plugged it into one of the cards, and I was back in business.
I have been using Firefox for months and been very happy. I switched to Thunderbird for email this weekend and it has none of the persistent bugs in Outlooks email system. I've also gone to OpenOffice.org for an office suite, because I'll be darned if I will shell out another fortune to MS for features and changes I don't need or want.
Linux...maybe eventually. No real prejudice against it, but I'm still pretty heavily invested in Windows-compatible software.
I have to get a new 'puter first. My current PC is 6 years old and getting a bit slow for major multi-tasking. Of course, my current one would probably scream with Linux, but the hard drive isn't big enough to hold both OSes. Next one will be, though.
